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How to screen a short movie in Cannes</h1>
There are lots of events for short movies in Cannes. But every year someone decides they want to organise their own screening outside of the Short Film Corner. But before talking about how you might do this, you have to consider why. There is practically no real market for short movies as a separate entity. So the monetary returns are negligible at best. If you want to go through the expense and work of organizing a screening at the busiest market in the world, first be sure you know what outcome you want. The only one I am comfortable with is the goal of getting people interested in<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNTNyLjU4os" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNTNyLjU4os"> you and your next movie project</a>. So make sure you have a great next project up your sleeve.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /> <br />Concerning screenings, first of all, not many people know that you can organize screenings at the Palais itself by renting a small theater from as little as EUR375 for about 20 seats. There are advantages to doing it there as people know it and it's a hands-off operation. You won’t be fiddling with cables or DVDs yourself, leaving you more time to interact with the spectators (and grabbing their business cards).<br />
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Depending on the scale of your project, you could also try booking one of the actual<a href="http://cannes-or-bust.com/cannes-events/cannes-film-festival/how-do-i-screen-a-short-film-outside-the-palais-during-the-festival/" target="_blank"> cinemas in Cannes</a>. Advantage: people know where to find them. Disadvantage: the cinemas probably don’t have many available time slots and will charge you considerably.<br />
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Small screenings at Cannes</h2>
Another idea is to organise a number of smaller screenings instead of one big one, so people can choose when to check the movie. The hotels have meeting and reception rooms. But don’t expect a bargain price from them. If you know any companies going to Cannes, ask if they would be willing to host your screenings or rent their facilities. <br />
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Promoting your short movie</h3>
It's very - repeat: very - important to publicize your screenings. You are up against a lot of competition. Everyone in Cannes is overloaded with proposals and invitations. The right people have to get your invitations and a publicist is the best way to do that as they have direct contacts. Ideally, you should connect with other filmmakers and ask who they would recommend for your sort of movie. Expect to pay several thousand euros. Going it alone is very, very difficult. But only you can determine if it is worth it, or if you can bring 15-30 people to come watch it yourself.<br /><br />Whichever way you decide to go, stay positive and think long-term. Good luck!<br />
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If you have been thinking about entering a short film to the <a href="http://cannes-or-bust.com/cannes-events/cannes-film-festival/" target="_self">Cannes Festival</a>, the deadline is March 3, 2015. That doesn't leave you much time. So what sort of questions should you be asking? I'll start with the easy one. <b><br /></b></div>
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<b>What are the criteria for submitting a short film?<a name='more'></a> </b> </h2>
The conditions for entering the Short Corner section of Cannes are very straightforward:<br />
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<li>Films that have been produced during the 12 months preceding the Festival</li>
<li>Films whose distribution is limited to their country of origin</li>
<li>Films that have not been presented at any international motion picture
event. If the film has been selected for an international section
(competitive or not) of a festival, it becomes ineligible for the <i>
Festival de Cannes</i>. A selection is international if it presents films
from different countries.</li>
<li>Films that have not been shown on the Internet</li>
<li>Short films that do not exceed 15 minutes in length, including credits</li>
<li>The film should not be pornographic or incite hate</li>
<li>If the film is not in French or English, it should be subtitled into French or English.</li>
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The only one to look out for is n° 4 (not been shown on the Internet). Exposure is a key part of a short film's career these days. I do not know how closely they regard this condition. <br />
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Why do you want to show your short at Cannes?</h3>
Let's face it, the chances of an award are tiny, and the cost is high. So look deep into your film-maker's soul and ask why you really want to attend. If you live outside of mainland Europe, attending Cannes is complicated and expensive. It is also very complex as a business. Are you willing to spend money promoting the film? Are you willing to be there the whole time?<br />
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Ultimately, the big question here is: <b>Who would see it, to what purpose and at what cost?</b><br />
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Luckily, I have an answer of sorts. I do actually recommend attending Cannes if you think the movie or "content" business is something that you foresee as a career. It is where the whole world comes to meet, talk movie business, finance, pitch and distribute movies. <br />
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However, they are not there to watch shorts, as there is only a tiny market for them. Producers, agents, distributors and exhibitors are looking for great movies - even though each has their own definition of greatness. <br />
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The only reason to attend is to meet these people if - AND ONLY IF - you have a great idea for a movie. In this context, your short is only useful as a stepping stone. You can meet people saying, "I'm attending with a short at the Short Film Corner and I'm working on this other great project." <br />
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Just make sure the idea is a great one. For writers, this means that if the script has not been written, you have re-written the synopsis or treatment at least four times. You could also get a script reader involved. For directors, you need to be able to answer a question I just love: "Why do this story now, and why should I do it?" Think carefully, and if necessary change your idea to make it waterproof when the tough questions come (they will, believe me!). <br />
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For more ideas, visit <a href="http://cannes-or-bust.com/" target="_self">Cannes or Bust.</a><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkXAM69NYLE/VCQamyqaLdI/AAAAAAAAATs/0WEm_uj6qUA/s1600/Agnieszka.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkXAM69NYLE/VCQamyqaLdI/AAAAAAAAATs/0WEm_uj6qUA/s1600/Agnieszka.JPG" height="130" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">14 German films and co-productions will be shown at the 'A' festival in
Warsaw this year. AGNIESZKA by Tomasz E. Rudzik (Kordes & Kordes Film Süd, Arri Film & TV - photo) will have its world premiere in the
<i><span style="font-style: italic;">1-2 Competition</span></i> for first
and second films, and the same goes for WHEN UNDER FIRE - SHOOT BACK! by
Marc Wiese (Engstfeld Filmproduktion) in the Documentary Competition.
KAFKA'S THE BURROW by Jochen Alexander Freydank
(Mephisto Film) will have its European premiere in the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Free Spirits Competition
</span></i>for "innovative and rebellious films".</span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">by Andreas Schimmelbusch (Schimmelbusch GmbH) will have its international premiere in the
<i><span style="font-style: italic;">1-2 </span></i><i><span style="font-style: italic;">Competition</span></i>. In addition, German Films' programme of shorts,
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2014</span></b><i><span style="font-style: italic;">,
</span></i>will be shown at the festival. German Films will organise a
lunch for Polish distributors during the festival to introduce them to
the German films showing at the festival.
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<b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: bold;">AGNIESZKA
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">is the second feature film by Tomasz E. Rudzik, whose debut
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">DESPERADOS ON THE BLOCK</span></b> had its world premiere at the important festival in
San Sebastian. In
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">AGNIESZKA</span></b>, the title character leaves her home in
Poland one night without a cent in her pocket, running away from her own past to begin a new life working as a dominatrix in
Germany. Events escalate when she falls in love.</span></span></div>
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based on Franz Kafka's unfinished short story which had never been
adapted for the cinema before. With Axel Prahl in the lead, the film is
about isolation, disassociation,
fear and loneliness in our time. Director Jochen Alexander Freydank was
awarded the Oscar® in 2009 for his short
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">TOYLAND</span></b>. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">WHEN UNDER FIRE SHOOT BACK</span></b>
by Marc Wiese is about the legendary Bang Bang Club. They were four
fearless photographers whose goal was to reveal the reality of apartheid
in
South Africa – a struggle which changed the nation, but almost destroyed them.
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Read more about the <a href="http://www.wff.pl/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warsaw Film Festival</a>. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-53064401466113660502014-09-01T11:01:00.005+02:002014-09-01T11:03:51.689+02:00PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2014<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-GB">The European Film Academy's (EFA) People’s Choice Award enables film fans across Europe to
elect their favourite film. Whereas the EFA invites Europe’s greatest film stars, directors, actors and actresses,
to attend the annual European Film Awards, the People’s Choice Award sheds a
spotlight on the audience's choice of films. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The voting for this year’s award has started, with a chance to join winners and
nominees for the awards ceremony in Riga! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB">Winners
in the past have included films such as Pedro Almodóvar’s VOLVER, Roberto
Benigni’s LA VITA E BELLA, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s AMÉLIE, Fatih Akin’s
HEAD-ON, and Danny Boyle’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. In 2013, the EFA
People's Choice Award went to THE GILDED CAGE by Ruben Alves .</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Film fans can cast their vote on<a href="http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/peopleschoiceaward" target="_blank"> the official website</a> and possibly win a trip to the 27th European Film Awards on Saturday, 13 December 2014, in Riga, European Capital of Culture 2014.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">BEAUTY AND THE BEAST</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE</span></b></div>
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DIRECTED BY: <span lang="EN-GB">Christophe Gans<br />WRITTEN BY : Christophe Gans & Sandra Vo-Anh<br />MAIN CAST: Vincent Cassel, Lea Seydoux, André Dussolier </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">IDA </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />DIRECTED BY: Pawel Pawlikowski<br />WRITTEN BY: Pawel Pawlikowski & Rebecca Linkiewicz<br />MAIN CAST: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">NYMPHOMANIAC </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier<br />MAIN CAST: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">PHILOMENA</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (photo)<br />DIRECTED BY: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Stephen Frears</span><br />
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MAIN CAST: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">HUNDRAÅRINGEN SOM KLEV UT GENOM FÖNSTRET OCH FÖRSVANN</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></div>
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DIRECTED BY:<span lang="EN-GB"> Felix Herngren<br />WRITTEN BY: Felix Herngren (screenplay), Hans Ingemansson (screenplay), Jonas Jonasson (novel)<br />MAIN CAST: Robert Gustafsson, Mia Skäringer, Alan Ford </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT</span></b></div>
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WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: <span lang="EN-GB">Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne<br />MAIN CAST: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione</span></div>
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Quick news about <span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en">two scriptwritng events in Berlin over the next few days: </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"> </span><br /><span lang="en"> The <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">"Short form"</span> </strong> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en">seminar <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></strong></span></span>with Thomas Frick places the emphasis on short films and commercials. </span><span lang="en">In an <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">information event</span> </strong> , you will learn about our <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Full-time programs</span> </strong> from August 2014.</span><br /><br /><span lang="en">The workshop will deal mostly with the basics of the screenwriting craft and the dramaturgy of short narrative structures such as commercials and short films. </span><span lang="en">Parallel to the mediation of the theoretical foundations, each participant will develop his or her own, reference-enabled script </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en">in practical writing and film exercise. </span></span> </span></span></div>
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<br /><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">New:</span> </strong></span><span lang="en"><strong> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The short form</span> </strong></span><b><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Instructor: Thomas Frick</span></strong><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">27-29/06/14 - Friday from 19: 00 to 21:30 - Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm - Sunday from 10.00 to 16.00</span></strong><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Price €249 </span></strong><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Berlin</span></strong></b></span></span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"><span lang="en" style="float: right;"></span></span></em><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">INVITATION TO THE EVENT INFO!</span></u></strong><b><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Training for authors of film & TV</span></strong><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The dramaturge and lecturer training</span></strong><br /><strong><span lang="en" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Writing for daily SOAPs & telenovelas</span></strong></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"> </span><br /><span lang="en"> You can get to know the organisers personally during a question session. </span><br /><span lang="en"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span lang="en"> The full-time programmes are based on three pillars: </span><br /><span lang="en"> 1. the comprehensive mediation of the dramaturgical know-how teachers experienced over 10 years of practice </span><br /><span lang="en"> 2. own material development of participants with individual advice by the instructors</span><br /><span lang="en"> 3. a strong and honest market reference by working with production companies, additional industry guests, the pitching the finished script.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en">To participate in the information event, send a message to <a href="mailto:info@film-tv-autor.de"><b><span style="color: #ad9e77; text-decoration: none;">info@film-tv-autor.de</span> </b> </a></span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="en"><span lang="EN-GB">Formore information about script training in Berlin, visit <a href="http://www.masterschool.de./" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Master Schül Drehbuch</a>. </span> </span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-63867731051621552014-06-16T10:25:00.010+02:002023-04-08T12:12:55.215+02:00Iram Haq's "I'm Yours" wins Brussels Film fest screenplay award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFfE7IyfUDHmxWwSZTwEQXhNuQCjQAywa8zJ8LSStcE-hmBe1zmB2s3yRXMne5t1Ooyqu1cRhvlRNAIlbVScB2nOIh6VpkxPKkByIbI0guje2bm5jMlYAEeNjkgU_THCeSV6z5hEMwUqetwVAQuTa_it-ALakJbixGzXCwd4qStLIZN9Dvas/s690/Iram%20Haq%20I'm%20Yours%20poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFfE7IyfUDHmxWwSZTwEQXhNuQCjQAywa8zJ8LSStcE-hmBe1zmB2s3yRXMne5t1Ooyqu1cRhvlRNAIlbVScB2nOIh6VpkxPKkByIbI0guje2bm5jMlYAEeNjkgU_THCeSV6z5hEMwUqetwVAQuTa_it-ALakJbixGzXCwd4qStLIZN9Dvas/s320/Iram%20Haq%20I'm%20Yours%20poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /> The 10-day Brussels Film festival wrapped on Saturday, with a gala screening of Hossein Amini's "The Two Faces of January". The evening was also given over to handing out awards to the films in competition. The Brussels Film Festival focuses entirely on European cinema, with films coming from places as far apart as Greece and Iceland. <br />
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The winner of the 2014 screenplay award went to <b>"I am Yours"</b> (Jeg er din), written and directed by Norwegian actress Iram Haq, the tale of a 27 year-old single mother's search for love in Norway. This is Haq's first film as a director, although she has been working as an actress for several year. "I am Yours" was Norway's candidate for the foreign-language Oscar this year.<br />
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The full list of winners.<br />
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► OF HORSES AND MEN (Iceland) won The GOLDEN IRIS AWARD. <br />
► THE WHITE IRIS AWARD goes to THE REUNION (Sweden)<br />
► JURY AWARD : ACES (Spain)<br />
CONGRATULATIONS to Benedikt Erlingsson, Anna Odell & Alfonso Zarauza !<br />
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► FEDEX CINEPHILE AWARD: THE REUNION by ANNA ODELL<br />
► CINEUROPA AWARD : VIS-A-VIS by NEVIO MARASOVIC<br />
► BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD : I’M YOURS by IRAM HAQ <br />
► AUDIENCE AWARD : THE DOUBLE by RICHARD AYOADE<br />
► PRIME AWARD : FAREWELL TO THE MOON by DICK TUINDER<br />
► BETV AWARD : THE DARK VALLEY by ANDREAS PROCHASKA<br />
► RTBF AWARD : THE REUNION by ANNA ODELL<br />
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It is worth noting the three prizes that went to Anna Odell's "The Reunion".<br />
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On a personal note, other films worth watching were <a href="http://www.brff.be/en/program/item/737-jack-strong?be=534" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Jack Strong"</a> by<span class="category-field-lien_bio"> Wladyslaw Pasikowski (an effective and emotional thriller based on the true story of a Polish general that worked as an agent for the CIA) and "La chambre bleue" by Mathieu Amalric. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-77019590909847983132014-05-30T19:32:00.000+02:002014-05-31T14:50:04.405+02:00Brussels Film Festival opens with Chambre Bleue<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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After showcasing his "Tournée" in 2010, the Brussels Film Festival is opening its 2014 edition with Mathieu Amalric's "Chambre Bleue" (Blue Room). The film premiered at Cannes and is being sold under the logline, "In a room, a man and a woman live their passion in secret. Their desire
is intense. But one day Julien has to explain himself to the police". It's a deep and disturbing exploration of a man facing his intricate relationships with women.<br />
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The <b>Brussels Film Festival</b> (June 6-14) built its reputation on first and second features by European directors, and now claims to show the best of European cinema. Located in the impressive Art Deco Flagey building in Brussels, it features exclusive screenings (a total of 70), open-air shows, encounters and masterclasses.<br />
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Foremost amongst these will be a session with <b>Alan Parker</b>, who is also the subject of a big-screen retrospective. <br />
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Notable films in competition include "The Enemy Within", "Miss Violence", "The Double" and "Los Angeles". The festival closes with Hossein Amini's thriller "The Two Faces of January". <br />
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For details, visit <a href="http://www.brff.be/" target="_blank">the Brussels Film Festival</a>.<br />
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UPDATE: Two screenwriting masterclasses have been announced. On Tuesday June 10, <b>Pierre Salvadori</b> (Dans la cour") will talk about a recurrent theme in his work: depression. Using extracts of his films such as "Les apprentis" and "Après vous", he will talk about character weaknesses as a source of comedy, the state of comedy and the virtue of lying.<br />
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In a different register,<b> Pascal Bonitzer</b> (La belle noiseuese) will talk about the link between intimacy and politics, seen through a comedian's eyes, and what happens when the grotesque meets the tragic. Friday June 13 from 4-6pm.<br />
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Entrance free upon reservation at +32/2/762 08 98.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-70722730541489907042013-12-08T16:34:00.000+01:002013-12-08T16:39:43.305+01:00François Ozon wins screenwriring award for Dans la Maison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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French writer/director François Ozon won the scriptwriting award at the 2013 European Film Awards, held in Berlin December 7 2013.<br />
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Ozon, the director of "Potiche", "La Piscine" and the recent "Jeune et jolie", was representing "Dans la maison/In the House", starring Fabrice Luchini and Kristin Scott Thomas (photo).<br />
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The main winner at the event, however was the remarkable "La Grande Bellezza/The Great Beauty", which won awards for the Best Film, Best Actor (Toni Servillo), Best Director (Paolo Sorrentino) and Best Editor (Cristiano Travaglioli).<br />
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The full list of winners can be found at <a href="http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/efanight/winners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the EFA website</a>.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0Brandenburg, Germany52.496159531097106 13.403320312551.258318031097104 10.8215333125 53.734001031097108 15.9851073125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-72013998013730239792013-01-07T12:34:00.001+01:002013-01-07T12:34:47.841+01:00Two German co-productions on OSCAR short list<div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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German co-productions AMOUR (LIEBE) by Michael Haneke (FR/AT/DE, X-Filme
Creative Pool) and A ROYAL AFFAIR (DIE KÖNIGIN UND DER LEIBARZT) by Nikolaj<br />
Arcel (DK/SE/CZ/DE, Zentropa Entertainment Berlin) are on the short list of the
final nine films for the 85th Oscar<span style="mso-text-raise: 4.0pt; position: relative; top: -4.0pt;">® </span>in the category for the Best Foreign Language
Feature Film. This was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on 21 December. AMOUR is
in the Oscar<span style="mso-text-raise: 4.0pt; position: relative; top: -4.0pt;"> </span>race
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AFFAIR for Denmark.</span></span></div>
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10 January, 2013, the Academy will select five films from the nine of the short
list, and these titles will be part of the final selection competing for the
OSCAR<span style="mso-text-raise: 4.0pt; position: relative; top: -4.0pt;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span>in this category. Altogether, 71
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Haneke's Film AMOUR received awards at the beginning of December at the
European Film Awards as Best Film, Best Direction as well as Best Lead Actress
and Best Lead Actor. AMOUR was released in American cinemas by Sony Pictures
Classics on 21 December, 2012.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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OSCAR<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span>awards ceremony takes place on 24
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Canada, NO by Pablo Larrain for Chile, THE INTOUCHABLES (INTOUCHABLE) by
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano for France, SISTER by Ursula Meier for
Switzerland, THE DEEP by Baltasar Kormákur for Iceland, BEYOND THE HILLS by
Cristian Mungiu for Romania and KON-TIKI by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
for Norway.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-66559655810819855332012-06-18T17:24:00.001+02:002012-06-18T18:07:29.908+02:00Sweden's "Bloody Boys" win brussels script award<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iz0O42eAiAw/T99HPbdINNI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rVIC_b3Hsh8/s1600/BLOODY_BOYS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iz0O42eAiAw/T99HPbdINNI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rVIC_b3Hsh8/s200/BLOODY_BOYS.jpg" width="200" /></a>
The Best Screenplay Award went to Sweden's "<b>Bloody Boys</b>/JÄVLA POJKAR), written and directed by Shaker K. Tahrer. The films traces three families going through rupture and turmoil. More <a href="http://www.shakefilm.se/javlapojkar/" target="new">here</a>.<br />
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The full list of awards is as follows:<br />
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<li><b></b><b>GOLDEN IRIS AWARD</b> for best film + <b>Cineuropa Award</b>
<b>DEATH FOR SALE</b> by Faouzi Bensaïdi (France/Belgique/Maroc)
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<li><b>WHITE IRIS AWARD</b> for best first film
<b>CLIP (KLIP)</b> by Maja Miloš (Serbia) <b> </b></li>
<li><b>AUDIENCE AWARD</b>
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ITALY LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT</b> by Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi (Italy/Germany)
<b></b><b> </b></li>
<li><b>FEDEX CINEPHILE AWARD</b>
<b>KAUWBOY</b> by Boudewijn Koole (Netherlands)<b> </b></li>
<li><b>RTBF TV AWARD</b>
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QUAND JE SERAI PETIT</b> by Jean-Paul Rouve (France)
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<li><b>Be TV AWARD </b>
<b>
NO REST FOR THE WICKED </b>(NO HABRÁ PAZ PARA LOS MALVADOS)
by Enrique Urbizu (Spain) <b> </b></li>
<li><b>PRIME TV AWARD</b>
<b>THE DEEP BLUE SEA</b> by Terence Davies (USA/UK)
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<li><b>BEST SHORT FILM AWARDS</b>:
<b>A NEW OLD STORY</b> by Antoine Cuypers (Belgium)
<b>LE CRI DU HOMARD</b> de Nicolas Guyot (Belgium) and
<b>ROBYN O.</b> by Cecilia Verheyden (Belgium).</li>
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For more informtion, visit the <a href="http://www.brff.be/" target="_blank">Brussels Film festival</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-11227703528937380882012-06-18T17:19:00.000+02:002014-06-02T17:20:18.938+02:00Happy, Happy picks up script award in BrusselsThe 9th Brussels Film Festival wrapped up last night in Brussels. The festival focuses on European cinema, paying particular attention to first and second films.<br />
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The best screenplay award offered by the ASA (Francophone Association of Belgian Screenwriters and the SABAM) went to<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 10pt;">The Award was received by Ragnhild Tronvoll, screenwriter of the film.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-90136643704913380842012-06-01T09:18:00.000+02:002012-06-01T09:43:54.684+02:00THOMAS BIDEGAIN TO GIVE MASTERCLASS AT BRUSSELS FILM FEST<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The 10th edition of the <b>Brussels Film Festival</b> is about to kick off on June 8, 2012. The festival has historically favoured first films from European directors. This year's event will have special Polish, Italian, Spanish and Walloon (the French-speaking half of Belgium) evenings.<br />
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The festival also has a series of masterclasses lined up that include Peter Aalbaek, the producer of Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg (director of "The Hunt"), Jean-Michel Bernard (Michel Gondry's composer) and directors Peter Greenaway and Lucas Belvaux. Scriptwriters should block June 10, as Thomas Bidegain, writer of two exceptional films at this year's Cannes - "De Rouille et d'Os" (Rust & Bone) by Jacques Audiard and "A perdre la raison" by Joachim Lafosse, will be giving a 4-hour masterclass from 2pm at the Flagey centre.<br />
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The official competition features 12 European films competing for a total amount of €45,500, among which €10,000 for the Golden Iris Award for best film. The jury is composed of Frédéric Fonteyne (director), Tania Garbarski (actress), Peter Greenaway (director), Edouard Molinaro (director), Koen Mortier (director), Mireille Perrier (actress) and Bernard Yerles (actor). <br />
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For details, visit <a href="http://www.brff.be/" target="_blank">Brussels Film Festival</a>. List of films <a href="http://www.brff.be/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=27:comp%C3%A9tition-officielle&Itemid=207&lang=en" target="_blank">in competition.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-16652213717702507392012-03-25T23:24:00.000+02:002012-03-25T23:34:47.034+02:00Raindance scriptwriting course in BrusselsThe Raindance Festival's Elliot Grove will be running his masterclass "Write and Sell the Hot Script" in Brussels on May 3 & 4, 2012. Grove has been running the class for years, and has also produced a good book with the same name (see below). The course is suitable for everyone interested in the entire story process from idea to script to screen.<br />
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<b>Day One: The Screenwriting Process </b><br />
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Do
you want to write a movie but don't know where to start? Elliot Grove
leads you through the bewildering array of story structure and genre
theories. Learn how to formulate a realistic plan to write the type of
screenplay sought by film script buyers.</div>
<ul>
<li>Create interesting, memorable characters </li>
<li>Devise characters that grow in your script </li>
<li>Conflict and tension in a story </li>
<li>Building great dialogue </li>
<li>The essential building blocks of a script </li>
<li>Story structure paradigms</li>
<li>Setting the social stage to develop dynamic stories </li>
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<b>Day Two: The Business Of Screenwriting </b><br />
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don't get paid for writing a screenplay. You only get paid when you
sell it. This is the money day, when you learn how to write what sells,
and how to sell what you write.</div>
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<li>Playing the Movie Game and winning as a screenwriter </li>
<li>Simple, logical and effective marketing </li>
<li>How professionals market scripts </li>
<li>Getting producers to read your script </li>
<li>How to get good coverage. </li>
<li>Query letters </li>
<li>The three ways scripts are bought and sold </li>
<li>How much money can you earn from the sale of your script </li>
<li>The Ten Thousand Monkeys Theory for writers explained </li>
<li>Getting an agent</li>
<li>Realistic career paths</li>
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For details, visit <a href="http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?id=491,5562,0,0,1,0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raindance</a>.<br />
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To tie in with a horror exhibition at the EMP Museum in Seattle, horror maestro Roger Corman gave some background into the success of "Dinocroc" and the ludicrous "Sharktapus". Bad news for all of us scriptwriters that sweat over spec scripts for five years: all these films came from brainstorming sessions around titles! The rest was filled in by the team.<br />
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I've sat in on these sort of projects and nearly got a horror story set in Pyrenees going because of one. Before you rush around saying, "I could do that", remember that in these cases it's not what is being said that makes the difference, it's who is saying it and to whom!<br />
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PS: if anyone is interested in a low-budget slash movie set in the Pyrenees or Europe's first car tuning movie, you know who to contact.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-22183390841228555202011-12-04T18:31:00.001+01:002012-06-18T18:08:03.501+02:00Daerden Brothers pick up European screenplay award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At its 24th awards ceremony in Berlin, the European Film Academy handed out its awards for 2011. As is often the case, their choice of films is strictly - almost fanatically - art-house, with Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia" picking up Best Film and "Le gamin au vélo/The Kid With the Bike" the rather unusual choice for the screenplay award. Mads Mikkelsen, Stephen Frears and Michel Piccoli were also given awards.<br />
Von Trier skipped the event, sending his wife to pick up the award instead. The academy has 2,500 members.<br />
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<li>EUROPEAN FILM 2011:
MELANCHOLIA, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth </li>
<li> EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011:
Susanne Bier for HÆVNEN (In a Better World) </li>
<li>EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011:
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN </li>
<li>EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011:
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH </li>
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<b>EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)</b> </li>
<li>CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA </li>
<li>EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH
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<li>PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011:
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST </li>
<li>EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2011:
ADEM (Oxygen) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/theNetherlands </li>
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EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2011 - Prix ARTE:
PINA by Wim Wenders, Germany
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011:
CHICO & RITA by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba </li>
<li>EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2011:
THE WHOLLY FAMILY by Terry Gilliam, Italy
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2011 - Prix EURIMAGES:
Mariela Besuievsky, Spain </li>
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EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011:
Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark </li>
<li>EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Stephen Frears, UK </li>
<li>EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD:
Michel Piccoli, France </li>
<li>THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2011:
THE KING’S SPEECH by Tom Hooper, UK</li>
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More info: <a href="http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/" target="_blank">European Film Awards</a><br />
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Who would you have voted for as Best European Screenplay in 2011?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-31281709610240736432011-07-18T12:39:00.005+02:002011-07-18T13:32:35.917+02:00GERMAN FILMS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS AT MIFF 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cineuropa.org/Files/2010/09/10/1284115983267.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 206px;" src="http://www.cineuropa.org/Files/2010/09/10/1284115983267.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The 60th Melbourne International Film Festivals (21 July – 7 August 2011) will showcase a large number of German productions and co-productions this year.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">International Panorama</span><br /><br />DREI (THREE) by Tom Tykwer, X Filme Creative Pool<br />THE FUTURE by Miranda July, Razor Filmproduktion (DE/US)<br />IM ALTER VON ELLEN (AT ELLEN’S AGE) by Pia Marais, Pandora Filmproduktion<br />INNOCENT SATURDAY by Alexander Mindadze, Bavaria Pictures (RU/DE/UA)<br />JEAN GENTIL by Laura Guzmán, Bärbel Mauch Film (MX/DE)<br />LE HAVRE by Aki Kaurismäki, Pandora Filmproduktion (FR/DE/FI)<br />MELANCHOLIA by Lars von Trier, Zentropa International (DK/SE/FR/DE)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prime Time</span><br /><br />DREILEBEN – EINE MINUTE DUNKEL (DREILEBEN – ONE MINUTE OF DARKNESS) by Christoph Hochhäusler, Heimatfilm<br />DREILEBEN – ETWAS BESSERES ALS DEN TOD (DREILEBEN – BEATS BEING DEAD) by Christian Petzold, Schramm Film Koerner & Weber<br />DREILEBEN – KOMM MIR NICHT NACH (DREILEBEN – DON’T FOLLOW ME AROUND) by Dominik Graf, BurkertBareiss <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Accent on Asia</span><br /><br />BI, DON’T BE AFRAID by Phan Dang Di, TR9 Film (VN/FR/DE)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Documentaries</span><br /><br />CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS by Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (US/FR/DE)<br />EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS by Gereon Wetzel, if productions<br />KHODORKOVSKY by Cyril Tuschi, Lala Films<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TeleScope</span><br /><br />SCHLAFKRANKHEIT (SLEEPING SICKNESS) by Ulrich Köhler, Komplizen Film (DE/FR/NL)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Backbeat</span><br /><br />MICHEL PETRUCCIANI by Michael Radford, Looks Film (FR/DE/IT)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Next Gen</span><br /><br />WINTERTOCHTER by Johannes Schmid, schlichtundergreifend (DE/PL)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Documentary Shorts</span><br /><br />LEONIDS STORY by Rainer Ludwigs (DE/UA)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Our Space</span><br /><br />RUHR by James Benning<br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">See Your Music</span><br /><br />CYMASONICS – MATRIX OPTIMIZER 1.0.1<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Light Kinetic</span><br /><br />LIQUID/LIGHT/FLOW<br /><br />TEMPUS.RUHR<br /><br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Networked</span><br /><br />MEDIANERAS by Gustavo Taretto, Pandora Filmproduktion (AR/DE/ES)<br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Natural World</span><br /><br />DARWIN AND HIS FABULOUS ORCHIDS by Ralph Heinsohn, Tilt<br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">MIFF 60th Retrospective</span><br /><br />CLASS RELATIONS by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-28587433725808662762011-06-30T10:02:00.001+02:002011-06-30T10:02:40.616+02:00Happy, Happy wins script prize at Brussels film fest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C4ynT_U7xHY/TgwporPneZI/AAAAAAAAALU/vZzrnTnkUp4/s1600/Happy%2BHappy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C4ynT_U7xHY/TgwporPneZI/AAAAAAAAALU/vZzrnTnkUp4/s200/Happy%2BHappy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623915813458639250" border="0" /></a>The 9th Brussels Film Festival wrapped up last night in Brussels. The festival focuses on European cinema, paying particular attention to first and second films.<br /><br />The best screenplay award offered by the ASA (Francophone Association of Belgian Screenwriters and the SABAM) went to "Happy, Happy (Sykt lykkelig)" (photo) a black comedy directed by Anne Sewitsky (Norway) and written by Raghnild Tronvoll.<br /><br />Other winners include<br /><ul><li>"Innocent Saturday (V Subbotu)" directed by Alexander Mindadze - Golden Iris for Best Film and Jameson Cinephile Award<br /></li><li>"Nothing's All Bad (Smukke Menesker)" by Mikkel Munch-Fals - White Irish for first feature<br /></li><li>"A Quiet Life (Una vita tranquilla)" by Claudio Cupellini - Cineuropa Award</li><li>"Parked" by Darragh Byrne - Audience Award</li><li>"Ni à vendre ni à louer" by Pascal Rabaté - RTBF and Be TV awards</li><li>"Injury Time" by Robin Print - Bet Short Film Award</li><li>"De Bijzondere Leven van Rocky De Vlaeminck" by Kevin Meul.</li></ul>The short film selection can be viewed on <a href="http://www.universcine.be">UniversCine</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-15906381862966703502011-03-23T10:59:00.003+01:002011-03-23T11:02:33.858+01:00“Three” to open KINO!2011 at MoMA in New YorkGerman Films will be presenting the 32nd edition of KINO!2011: New Cinema from Germany from 27 April-2 May 2011 as part of the annual film season curated by program founder Laurence Kardish (Senior Curator, Department of Film) at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.<br /><br />A total of seven new films and TV productions will be shown in the presence of numerous German artists. KINO!2011 will open with THREE (DREI) by Tom Tykwer, who will personally introduce his film which has been nominated for six German Film Awards. The US distributor, Strand Releasing, will release the film in US cinemas later in the year.<br /><br />Also showing in the program: the Regina Ziegler-produced TV mini-series THE WEISSENSEE SAGA: A BERLIN LOVE STORY (WEISSENSEE) by Friedemann Fromm. The prize-winning screenwriter Annette Hess and other crew members will travel to New York for the presentation along with the director and producer. In addition, there will be screenings of the two documentaries HOW TO MAKE A BOOK WITH STEIDL by Gereon Wetzel in the presence of the director and producer Ingo Fliess, as well as DANCING DREAMS (TANZTRÄUME) by Anne Linsel. Three screenings will be dedicated to Germany’s up-and-coming generation: German Films’ short film program NEXT GENERATION 2010, as well as the German Film Award-nominated film THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN (DAS LIED IN MIR) by Florian Cossen and PICCO by Philip Koch. The Goethe-Institut New York will also be organizing a workshop with Philip Koch and Florian Cossen about their work as filmmakers.<br /><br />Details at<a href="http://www.goethe.de/newYork"> Goethe New York</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-72800291933505361572011-02-13T22:26:00.003+01:002011-02-13T22:38:05.880+01:00BAFTA screenwriting resource<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.bafta.org/images/132x96/2006-stratreview-37.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 96px;" src="http://static.bafta.org/images/132x96/2006-stratreview-37.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It's always fun to see who did or didn't win the best screenwriting awards - and 2011 had some cracking good scripts. But time spent on the Bafta site turned up another gem: BAFTA screenwriters On Screenwriting. Six leading screenwriters (Simon Beaufoy, Aline Brosh McKenna, Christopher Hampton CBE, Sir David Hare, Ronald Harwood CBE and Peter Morgan) with credits including "Atonement", "The Devil wears Prada", "Frost/Nixon" and "Slumdog Millionaire" give their opinion on the craft, the films they have written and their career so far.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bafta.org/access-all-areas/screenwriting/" target="new">Visit it here</a>.<br /><br />I can't knock the awards for "The King's Speech" (original) and "Social Network" (adapted). Try and find both and read them. An education in itself.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-25891626499944755072011-01-14T16:10:00.002+01:002011-01-14T16:19:17.928+01:00Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) to talk in London<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cB0eseSiqEM/TTBpOBDsDWI/AAAAAAAAALE/oT2-r18kXyk/s1600/Social_Network.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cB0eseSiqEM/TTBpOBDsDWI/AAAAAAAAALE/oT2-r18kXyk/s200/Social_Network.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562061229325552994" border="0" /></a><br />"The themes of [The Social Network] are as old as storytelling itself: loyalty, friendship, power, money, envy, social status, jealousy. It’s a story that if Aeschylus were alive today, he’d have written; Shakespeare would have written; Paddy Chayefsky would have written. Fortunately for me, none of those people were available, so I got to write it."<br /><br />Aaron Sorkin is the award-winning scriptwriter of "A Few Good Men" and "The West Wing". He'll be at a special screening of "The Social Network" in London on January 20. The Script Factory says a few seats <span style="font-style: italic;">might </span>be available on the night. If you're in London, break legs to get one at <a href="http://www.scriptfactory.co.uk/go/Calendar/Event_724.html" target="new">The Script Factory</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-63771414300851641902010-12-07T09:47:00.003+01:002023-04-08T18:26:27.397+02:00Polanski, Van Dormael awarded at Tallinn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VM6cGS33P-k9Nnp5H4uPflRjG8YjwFDdLcb4zocHG4BNIi35FPm10KrGVZOEumbj8lxO36VN-COWkylI59tCoHJj2ca6sZyMJvKCOvrP_PZIm1816fGuPs6vxo0nZyJC2elax_E1_ALkF1ddgk_38FISECGXsoy0K_vdTepKbrjqV33hCZs/s711/The%20ghost%20writer%20poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VM6cGS33P-k9Nnp5H4uPflRjG8YjwFDdLcb4zocHG4BNIi35FPm10KrGVZOEumbj8lxO36VN-COWkylI59tCoHJj2ca6sZyMJvKCOvrP_PZIm1816fGuPs6vxo0nZyJC2elax_E1_ALkF1ddgk_38FISECGXsoy0K_vdTepKbrjqV33hCZs/s320/The%20ghost%20writer%20poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer," a story of a journalist hired to ghostwrite the memoirs of a British prime minister, was designated best film at the European Film Award in Tallinn, Estonia. Polanski, who was awarded the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival, also took five other prizes at the ceremony, including best screenwriter.<br /><br />In other awards, Swiss actor Bruno Ganz was given a lifetime achievement award and Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael left with the audienc award for "Mr Nobody".<br /><br />Full list of winners:<br /><br />EUROPEAN FILM 2010<br />THE GHOST WRITER, France/Germany/UK<br />directed by Roman Polanski<br />written by Robert Harris & Roman Polanski<br />produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde & Roman Polanski<br /><br />EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2010<br />Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITER<br /><br />EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2010<br />Sylvie Testud in LOURDES<br /><br />EUROPEAN ACTOR 2010<br />Ewan McGregorin THE GHOST WRITER<br /><br />EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2010<br />Robert Harris & Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITER<br /><br />CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2010<br />Giora Bejach for LEBANON<br /><br />EUROPEAN EDITOR 2010<br />Luc Barnier & Marion Monnier for CARLOS<br /><br />EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2010<br />Albrecht Konrad for THE GHOST WRITER<br /><br />EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2010<br />Alexandre Desplat for THE GHOST WRITER<br /><br />EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2010- Prix FIPRESCI<br />LEBANON, Israel/Germany/France<br />written & directed by Samuel Maoz<br />produced by Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Uri Sabag, Einat Bickel, Benjamina Mirnik & Illan Girard<br /><br />EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY - Prix ARTE 2010<br />NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ (Nostalgia for the Light), France/Germany/Chile<br />Directed by Patricio Guzmán<br /><br />EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2010<br />THE ILLUSIONIST by Sylvain Chomet<br /><br />EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2010<br />HANOI - WARSZAWA (Hanoi – Warsaw), Poland<br />by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz<br /><br />EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES 2010<br />Zeynep Özbatur Atakan, producer<br /><br />EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br />Bruno Ganz, actor<br /><br />EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2010<br />Gabriel Yared, composer<br /><br />PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD for Best European Film 2010<br />MR. NOBODYwritten and directed by Jaco van Dormael<br />produced by Philippe Godeau<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com3Tallinn, Estonia59.436960799999987 24.753574631.126726963821142 -10.4026754 87.747194636178833 59.9098246tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-74325910908668247482010-11-30T23:38:00.002+01:002010-11-30T23:43:09.103+01:00RIP: Mario MonicelliItalian director Mario Monicelli, one of the fathers of the <span style="font-style:italic;">commedia all'Italiana</span>, committed suicide Tuesday November 29, 2010 by jumping from the window of the hospital in which he had just been admitted for a tumour.<br /><br />Monicelli, 95, was – alongside Dino Risi, Luigi Comencini and Steno – a key figure of the golden era of Italian cinema. His work includes the Oscar-nominated "Big Deal on Madonna Street" (1958), "The Great War" (1959, Golden Lion winner at the Venice Film Festival) and "For Love and Gold" (1965). His last feature was "Desert Roses", in 2006, followed in 2008 by the documentary, "Vicino al Colosseo c'è Monti".<div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-79099333653043843722010-10-11T15:07:00.005+02:002010-10-11T15:24:51.209+02:00FIFF scriptwriting award goes to "La Mosquée"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fiff.be/var/fr/storage/images/films/la-mosquee-jamaa/25530-1-fre-FR/La-Mosquee-Jamaa_film_top.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 157px;" src="http://www.fiff.be/var/fr/storage/images/films/la-mosquee-jamaa/25530-1-fre-FR/La-Mosquee-Jamaa_film_top.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />For its 25th edition, the annual French-speaking film festival of Namur (Belgium), awarded the screenwriting prize to writer/director Daoud Aoulad-Syad for "La Mosquée/The Mosque/Jamaâ".<br /><br />The Franco-Moroccan production tells the tale of a Moroccan villager whose life is turned upside down when a fake mosque is built on his land for a movie. When the filming is finished, everything is taken down except the mosque. The film was produced by Film du Sud, Aoulad-Syad's own production company.<br /><br />The Bayard d'Or for best film went to Romania's "Tuesday, After Christmas"(Marti, dupa craciun) by Radu Muntean, written by Alexandru Baciu, Răzvan Rădulescu and Radu Muntean.<br /><br />Festival website: <a href="http://www.fiff.be/" target="new">FIFF</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759641.post-53699761111193964652010-09-20T12:12:00.002+02:002010-09-20T12:19:41.152+02:0015th Festival of German Films to open in Paris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.festivalcineallemand.com/editions/images-cinemaallemand/menugauche_01.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 303px;" src="http://www.festivalcineallemand.com/editions/images-cinemaallemand/menugauche_01.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The 15th Festival of German Films will be held in Paris from 29 September to 5 October, 2010. A total of eleven new feature films, six shorts and the NEXT GENERATION 2010 program of shorts will be presented in the Cinéma L’Arlequin.<br /><br />The festival will open with Pia Marais’ AT ELLEN’S AGE (IM ALTER VON ELLEN) which was enthusiastically received at the international festival in Locarno. Members of the cast and crew will be present.<br /><br />Other new German films to screen include: THE ALBANIAN (DER ALBANER, Johannes Naber), ALL MY FATHERS (ALLE MEINE VAETER, Jan Raiber), BERLIN `36 (Kaspar Heidelbach), IN THE SHADOWS (IM SCHATTEN, Thomas Arslan), THE LAST EMPLOYEE (DER LETZTE ANGESTELLTE, Alexander Adolph), MY WORDS, MY LIES – MY LOVE (LILA LILA, Alain Gsponer), RUN IF YOU CAN (RENN, WENN DU KANNST, Dietrich Brueggemann), GRAVITY (SCHWERKRAFT, Maximilian Erlenwein), DANCING DREAMS (TANZTRAEUME, Anne Linsel, Rainer Hoffmann) and VINCENT WANTS TO SEA (VINCENT WILL MEER, Ralf Huettner). Some of the directors will be travelling to Paris to present their films in person.<br /><br />EVERYONE ELSE (ALLE ANDEREN) by Maren Ade, THE ROBBER (DER RÄUBER) by Benjamin Heisenberg and THE CITY BELOW (UNTER DIR DIE STADT) by Christoph Hochhaeusler will be shown in the "Nouvelle Vague allemande" sidebar being programmed by the Goethe Institut.<br /><br />Full details: <a href="http://www.festivalcineallemand.com/" target="new">Festival du Cinéma Allemand</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Get more scriptwriting news on Screenplay Europe now.</div>A-Lyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12843231660214371306noreply@blogger.com0